A powerful cyclone slammed into northeast Australia today, destroying homes, upending trees, cutting power lines and causing flash floods, while a second storm severed communications to a northern island where heavy damage was expected.

It was a strange sight that greeted people at Trafalgar Square: A bunch of people belting out "Paanch Saal Kejriwal", breaking into flash dance and congratulating each other. It was around 8 in the evening and bitingly cold.

Domestic carriers have announced a series of discounted ticket schemes in the past few weeks to attract customers in the March quarter of the fiscal which is traditionally considered a low travel demand period.

The infrastructure in Uttarakhand that was devastated by the flash flood catastrophe of 2013 has been rebuilt and the state has also developed additional facilities to welcome pilgrims for a safe 'Chardham yatra' this year, Chief Minister Harish Rawa...